Vani Ganapathy

Vani Ganapathy
Born	(1950-06-06) June 6, 1950 (age 75)
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Dancer
Known for	Bharatanatyam
Spouse	Kamal Haasan ​ ​ (m. 1978;div. 1988)​

Vani Ganapathy, also spelled as Vani Ganpati, is an Indian classical dancer. ^[1]

Career

She started performing when she was seven, and has travelled across the world for her performances. She lives in Bangalore, where she set up Sanchari, a dance academy. ^[2]

Film career

She started her acting career in Bollywood films in 1972.

Personal life

In 1978, Vani married actor Kamal Haasan. ^{[2] [3]} She acted with Haasan in the 1975 movie Melnaattu Marumagal . After they were married, Vani worked as Haasan's costume designer for several movies. They divorced ten years later in 1988.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes Film that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language	Director	Co-stars	Notes	Ref.
1973	Pyaasi Nadi		Hindi	Shankar Kinaji	Vikram Makandar Urmila Bhatt Bipin Gupta Asit Sen Murad Helen Vikram	Debut Hindi film	[4]
1975	Andhera		Hindi	Shyam Ramsay Tulsi Ramsay	Major Anand Ashoo Bhagwan Krishan Dhawan		[5]
1975	Melnaattu Marumagal	Dancer	Tamil	A. P. Nagarajan	Kamal Haasan Jayasudha	Special appearance in a dance sequence remade in Telugu as America Ammayi .	[6] [7]

References

1. Sawhney, Anubha (10 February 2007). "I AM: VANI GANAPATHY". Times of India.
2. "Madhur Vani". The Hindu. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
3. Indiatimes Movies (31 December 2008). "Kamal Haasan made a flowery entry". The Times of India . Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
4. "Pyasi Nadi (1973) Cast – Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020.
5. "Top Earners 1975". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
6. "Melnaattu Marumagal Songs". inbaminge. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
7. "Articles : Movie Retrospect : Retro: America Ammaayi (1976)". 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010.